Railway Sheet 11
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1) Question.
For holding a rail in position, not chairs are used for
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2) Question.
Bull headed rails are generally provided on
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3) Question.
Charles Vignoles invented the flat footed rails in
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4) Question.
Width of the top portion of a flat footed, rail, is
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5) Question.
Rail section first designed on Indian railways, was
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6) Question.
In india, metre gauge permanent way was adopted in
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7) Question.
For an effective administration, Indian railway system has been divided into
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8) Question.
The first Indian railway was laid in
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9) Question.
Which of the floowing pairs are correctly matched?
- Distance between adjoining face of running rail and cheek rail ----- Flangeway clearance
- Distance through which the tongue rail moves laterally at the toe of swich for the movement of trains----- Heal divergence
- Distance between the gauge faces of the rail at the heel ----- Throw of switch
- Angle between the gauge face of stock rail and tongue rail ----- Switch angle
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
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10) Question.
The 'ale load' including weight of wheels and axle (provided the rail has not lost more than 5% of its original section) for a 44.5 kg/m rail section for broad gauge should be
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11) Question.
Wear of rails is maximum in
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12) Question.
Consider the following statements:
Automatic signalling system results in
- greater risk
- higher efficiency
- avoidance of block instruments
- higher operating cost
Of these statements
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13) Question.
For a curve track diverging from a main curve of in an opposite direction in the layout of a broad gauge yard, the cant to be provided for the branch track for maximum speed of 45 km/h on the main line and 'G' = 1.676 m is (Permitted cant dificiency for the main line = 7.6 cm)
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14) Question.
Which of the following statements regarding ballast materials are correct?
- Brick ballast has poor drainage characteristics.
- Coal as is not used as ballast with steel or cast iron sleepers.
- Gravel ballast gives beter performance on soft formation.
- Sand ballast causes excessive wear on top of rail.
Slect the correct answer using the codes given below.
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15) Question.
When semaphore and warner are installed on the same post, then the stop indication is given when
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16) Question.
Yellow light hand signal indicates
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17) Question.
The reception signal is
i) outer signal
ii) home signal
iii) starter
iv) advanced starter
The correct answerr is
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18) Question.
The height of the centre of arm of a semaphore signal above the ground is
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19) Question.
A tiangle is used for
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20) Question.
Which of the following devices is used to transfer the wagones or locomotives to and from parallel tracks without any necessity of shunting?
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21) Question.
The object of providing a point lock is
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22) Question.
The treadle bar is provided
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23) Question.
Which of the following mechanical devices is used to ensure that route cannot be canged while the train is on the point even after putting back the signal?
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24) Question.
Heel divergence is
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